New-York tribune., 1887-05-15
DRY MONOPOLE BY A NOSE.
EMERY g. CO.'S COLT WINS THE BROOKLYN
HANDICAP IN 2:07.

EXPECTATION sTAKES-12,OOO PERSONS Al TIE
NEW TRACK.
Several thousand OF the faithful who follow Garrison
went home last night vowng that Blue Wing won the
Rrooslyn Handicap They saw him do 1t with their own
eyes IL was not possible for that little bay colt Dry
Monopoe to beat Captain Browns great colt And the
time-look at that Could Dry Monopole run milo and
a quarter in o:O7 with 1O6 pounds on his backi That
beats the record by half second! surely the uners
watches stopped
It's useless to kick against the prcks Dry Monopole
that little bay colt" did win the great race in 2:07
He covered himself with . glory and his owner
with shekels When the saddle was taken from
his back he was decorated with horseshoe OF fresh
flowers and followed the paddock by throng OF men
half crazy with delight For half an hour they hung
round his box eating him up with hungry glances. Nc
Carthy was mobbed. When the jockey descended from
the dressin closed around him Whereso-
ever turned they turned. and for time all eso was
forgotten Itwas great glorious victory and the
horse and Jockey deserved all the attention they got
Several hundred men went to the startingpost TO wit
ness the sendo and ttlo could be Of the horses
from the grand stand until the flag had fallen Exile led Tor
few yards but Fenelon, who Is exceedingly quick on
his feet sprang to the front and set the pace 1t was
terrific Quito and Free knight went down in the rush
for the stretch raising such cloud OF dust that for
moment all the horses except the leaders In visible
When the field passed the grand stand the two animals
were rdcress Halt dozen glasses were turned on the
unfortunate riders ten thousand were leyeled at tie
struggling racers they swept around the upper turn
Into the stretch Feuelon led them. Exile was at his
heels Oriiamme followed, tapping Lakelands cripple,
aud In a bunch were Blue Wing Wickham, Hidalgo aud
Dry Monopole The others were beginning to stragge
Opposite the club house Fenelon quit. having
pumped himself out. Exile led for a Few strides
and fell back beaten. His legs could stand
the pace no longer Dry MonOpole and Blue Wing moved
up, followed by Hidalgo, and the battle OF the giants
began The struggle was desperation ITSELF Dry Mono
pole auckcned the pace but could not shake OIL his op
ponents Garrison urged his mount Hamilton shook
up the Black spanard," and Mclaughlin made his
run with Boaz. But the little bay colt still led
Into the homesretch they swept Mccarthy hugging
the rail so closely that nothing could squeeze through
Blue Wing on his outside Tapped Dry Monopoe. 1Iidal
20 was cut or Hamilton was forced to 90 round but
the Haggn horse responded noby and gained at every
stride. The other animals were now out OF the hunt
The battle ragged furousy between the three leaders.
each struggling for a neck But Dry Monopolo
was never caught. He by and Blue Wing beat
Hidalgo by nose All Est was never
in the hunt Boaz Ouclassed. The favorte went
back to beach in disorder and pain Hamilton spared
not the black horse for Hdalgo went to the stable with
his hide puncured with rowes Patches OF blood were
scattered here and there.
Caldwell who rode Quito was severely bruised by his
fall and probably fractured rib lie was borne of tho
field on sretcher. Bay lock was not hnTI 49,.
erabe Boolack The sight touched tender chord In the
breasts OF the spectators AMI called forth lond cappng
out OF the old horse they gave him TO - Brown
Dick" that he might always be tenderly
forced him to earn his feed between the shafts OF
buggy. Now that the ancient racer has kicked over the
traces and got the turf everybody wishes hun
we'll II he had won his race there would nave been no
There was heartTe ding delay OF three-quarters OF
hour at the post Williams insisted on getting Climax
on IN dne leaa @ ue was ees ed lie GOOD Ting for Mr.
Wthers when PamperO shot away IN trout but the King
Ernest colt could stay. Bankrupt beat hm out In
Hamilton
Ich Ban but drew the line too fine Mclaughlin pulled
up when he saw that Boot lacA had no chance. - A,
Mr sheridan lectured for three-qnarters OF an hour
before ho sent away the second held sixteen Jockeys
little than talk 10 them and threaten to line or sus
pend them When the wearisome deiay was T.. ias!
stand Buckstone took the lead followed by Maroon BE
fore the furiOng pole reached the horses we're uhs
all the way TO the post where Little Minnie had Oeeh
left ,..,,.
and had the race themselves for three quarters OF
mile and neck along the back stretch and
when strghened out for home Maroon tired aud iell
back Joining Phil Lee. Hamilton brought Grcenh Id np
with a rush and passed Maroon but was never able
oa HIr WiIbcrs hor.cs are i'm eno form this spring.
| Tho third race was gift 10 Guarantee Mr. Haggins
bay colt running start and was never hraded King
ds1 ran a better race than Guarantee bat Mclaughlin
was never aDe 10 get the OF his mount ahead OF
Guarantees saddle. Satisfaction VIII bear Watching
Mr. Sherlan's before The NTH race was com
paratvcy snort II not sweet lie certainly dd not keep
the horses at the post more than thirty minutes Mnsh
he them away 1t too dark to distinguish MI.
cOlnrs those of M Mcl(ohhl
IA or were inclined give the 10 Titan until tue
hor.es reached the winning post when they saw that the
winner was Bonnie King lie secured the purse al the
start and nothing could steal II from hinL Bendlgo was
not quite ready =,
Tne announcement that the last declared of
on account darkness the signal for rusn TO the
trains This train for Bay Ridge, read -gn Per-
! sons got aboard ana went 10 Long Island CITY.
rrain for brooklyn, read another pIacard Persons
/ who followed its Instructions went 20 Bay Ridge.
1here was betting at the course. Pool selling not
allowed" stared Ia the face wherever he turned 1t
/ was worse than keep OIL the gras*" Not being
allowed To bet the people devoted themselves To eating
AT O'Clock there was not "A hard-boiled or "a sand
wch Ia bo had love money. Tone Dougan the ca
terer lost money last year Yesterday he was eaten Out
of house ana home The cold wind and the weary walt
ing made men FAINT The demand for pie was unprcce
dentcd
Ihe absence Of bookmakers disappointed 10000 per
sons The club Insisted upon ohcyng the law 30 the let
ter and its patrons had TO submit as gracefully as they
| could.
| Mr Sheridan was a disappointment, too. Every
| poets him to do better hereafter.
! FIRST RAcE-PuRsE 5000; FIVE FURLoNGs
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